Please Note: The AAJ link for The Firehouse Space does not include the street address and it places The Firehouse Space in Ohio. The correct address is 246 Frost Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Join The Nu Band as they prepare to embark on their fifth European tour (March 1-17, 2012), in support of their newest CD, Relentlessness The Nu Band Live at The Sunset (Marge 49), which was recorded in Paris in February, 2011
The Firehouse Space is a unique event and performance space located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn close to the Graham Ave L stop, at 246 Frost Street. Here is the link for the venue:...
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Please Note: The AAJ link for The Firehouse Space does not include the street address and it places The Firehouse Space in Ohio. The correct address is 246 Frost Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Join The Nu Band as they prepare to embark on their fifth European tour (March 1-17, 2012), in support of their newest CD, Relentlessness The Nu Band Live at The Sunset (Marge 49), which was recorded in Paris in February, 2011
The Firehouse Space is a unique event and performance space located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn close to the Graham Ave L stop, at 246 Frost Street. Here is the link for the venue:
http://www.thefirehousespace.org/thefirehousespace.html
The Nu Band is a sparkling, dynamic group of pros - all of whom lead a number of groups, play and record with a variety of world-class musicians, and compose. The cooperative quartet is:
MARK WHITECAGE (alto sax, clarinet)
ROY CAMPBELL, JR. (trumpet, flugelhorn)
JOE FONDA (bass)
LOU GRASSI (drums, percussion)
Below are some critic’s comments that express the breadth of experience and creativity of the group:
"One of the best free bop bands of the moment is without a doubt The Nu Band, with four seasoned musicians who are as comfortable in the most complex jazz traditions as in the adventurous sonic explorations of nowadays, mixing them with rhythm, soul, spirituality, a deep-felt sympathy for humanity, a strong dose of political criticism, joined with humor and self-relativation. This album will not change your life, nor will it alter music history, but it will offer you all the musical joy you can expect from great music and wonderful musicians: it is rich, soulful, spiritual, fun, varied, expressive, moving, elevating .... Highly recommended."
stef gijssels, freejazz-stef.blogspot.com
". . . the Nu Band is committed to the preservation of the roots of jazz as well as the extension of those traditions into a current idiom. Right from the opening title track we're subjected to a statement of intent that's crystal-clear: a theme that carves itself into your memory, and solos that range across the stylistic gamut, from neatly appropriate to semi-embittered to coolly intellectual."
Massimo Ricci, Paris Transatlantic Magazine
"Not easily pigeonholed, the music of The Nu Band negotiates the boundaries of free-bop, improvisation, chamber, and traditional jazz with bias toward none. . . the players trade tirade for interplay—making their point—negotiating tightrope walking acrobatics and burning moments. Their interplay and cohesiveness is quite impressive."
Mark Corotto, AllAboutJazz.com
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